The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-02

sdvancs Of Its appearance in book
form In either Europe or America.
The cases Of Rena Jones, Lou
Holloway and Virginia Scales, charged
with attempt 10 murder q young negro
girl named Christians Price, were res
ferred from the Police Court to Justice
Barry yesterday. Their trial Is deferred
until the condition Of the poisoned
child Is determined.
j. K. Buster, for securing money
under false pretenses, will be fried
this morning in the Criminal Court.
His attorney yesterday endeavored to
submit the case and secure q work
house sentence, but Judge DuBose re-
fused and will have him tried for q
penitentiary offense.
doctor" H. II. Wilbon, the secret
society sharp who recently served
term in the county workhouse Tor
swiniling, is again in custody, and on
the came change. This time the com.
plant comes from Hollywood, Miss,
where be established "lodRe" snd
gathered In $ll3 from the too coDfd-
ing members.
There were two alarms Of fire yes
terday morning, The fist, ut 40
o'clock, was caused by a blsze In the
roof OF N os. 148 and 1881 P0pl Ar street,
owned by Mrs. Calhoun; loss about
$40. The second was at No. 70 Third
street, . tenement occpnied bv ne
groes and owned by Mrs. Gaines.
Damage about s.,
| "A lawyer at Lonoke, AK. has
written 10 Mr. John T. Moss. counsel
for Bertha Moore and her father, ten
dering his assistance free oil charge.
The writer rays that Moore and his
family formerly lived at Lonoke, and
that Moore was known to be crsEy at
times, while Bertha was regarded as
very weak mentally.
CHARLEY Mitchell, the bell boy who
stole two pieces of jewellery from Mist
Louise Snsed, at the Gayoso Hotel, 9
few days ago, WAS tried In the Crimi'
nal Court yesterday. The witness wal
accompanied to court by her brother
VIM, M. Sneed, Mre. George B Peters
Mrs. Sneed, Mrs. Van Vleet and Mrs
. Nicely. The jury have not yet agreed
upon verdict
AT 357 and $50 Shelby street
Oliver, Finnie 4 Co. are tearing dowr
an old Building and are excavating
with a view TO erecting Ave story
brick building in front and sever
story building In rear, which, wheI
completed, they will occupy and carr.
= on the wholesale grocery business
Railroad cars will run into the celia
, or lower flor on q switch, thereb.
saving drayage on goods.
0 An ugly looking 20 year old dark,
I made vicious slash with dirk knit
v an Mrs. James Carver about nooi
Monday, ut the rear Of her residenc
on Lauderdsle, near Georgia street
The scoundrel tore of some board
= from her stable at the rear OF The 10
= and was at work throwing sacks owe
into the alley when discovered at Il
He hid as the neighbors approache
and made bis escape by charging wit
= the knife as noted.
-1D6 uokiOob WIN uStaupou VI
Majors family, or some evidently eki
to them, have been heard from ct Ca
sons Landing, on the river, about 10
I miles south oil here. Saturday ever
ing last, while drawing molasses Tor
!. darby, Mr.. Rothschild, merchant {
8 that place, was knocked senseless wit
il. twelve pound weight. A visitC
5 happened 10 opportunity and th
0 darky escaped, but was captured late
2 james Z. McGhee, a white ma
y 81 years OF age, was arrested at II
70 Ohickasaw Coopersge Company we
70 terday by Officer Armstrong on Il
- charge OF being a fugitive from iustic
~ He is said to be wanted in West vi
q ginia for cutting school teach,
Y named Huff at q station called Oair
o about three months ego. MeGh'
o coniesses the cutting, but says 1t VI
y done in self defense. The prison,
% will be held until the West Virgin
10 authorities can be heard from.
:; Sergeant ". 0. HedricS, Of Il
~ police, was yesterday presented wi,
20 handsome gold medal as a test
70 monisl OF esteem from his relief
- men. The pre- entation was made
~ Detective Armstrong, In neat speeC
~ and the Sergeant replied in feelir
20 language. The medal 10 In the for
90 Of a star and crescent, suspended fro
81 bar. Ga the latter Is engraved Il
oS name "W. 0. Hedrick," on the low
90 part of the crescent Sergeant" al
10 on the under side From Members
His Relief"
The Castle Hall OF the knights
PythiaS was the scene Of much enio
on ment last evening. Constantine Ludl
af or admitting three prominent OF
NO gems to the honor Of the third degr,
the Lodge, in conformity with resol
III tons previously passed. invited
n those present. among whom were
numblr OF members Of the Unifol
Rauk, to partske of banquet Il
NC dered by o Jnstantine to their brethrt
os' which invitation wee grsCiously aoce
ed, and q general good time was hi
Us Among the most prom nent speak'
us were Gen. q. p, M. Turner, Msr
Cohen, Messrs. Y gers aud Joe Mi
d. chi, and last, but not least, Mr..
a Waterman. Altogether il was IN
lal o. oyable affair, which, Il Is hop
will be often repeated.